Phonological Tone

Explores the concept of tone, its physical properties and intricate patterning in phonology, to unravel key 'mysteries' that have been subject to great debate in the field.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Tone basics; 2. Autosegmentality and associations; 3. Discovery of tone and sub-tonal entities; 4. Tone sandhi I: phonetic or phonological; 5. Tone sandhi II: phonological analyses; 6. Interaction: segments to prosody; 7. Cognitive aspects of tone.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Lian-Hee Wee is professor and associate dean of arts at the Hong Kong Baptist University. His research focuses on Chinese languages and Asian Englishes, contributing to phonological theorizing grounded in field and laboratory data, with extensions to music and poetry.

Zusammenfassung

Drawing upon a large number of languages, this volume explores the concept of tone, covering its physical properties and its intricate patterning in phonology. The study weaves together complementing and competing methods and ideas, presenting a synthesized view that relates to relevant fields in humanities and the brain sciences.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lian-Hee Wee, Lian-Hee (Hong Kong Baptist University) Wee, WEE LIAN HEE, Wee Lian-Hee
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781107125728
• ISBN: 978-1-107-12572-8
• Seiten: 342
• Serien: Key Topics in Phonology; Key Topics in Phonology
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft; Phonetics, phonology